Sled.



R. H. HAMEL.

SLED.

APPLICATION FILED OCT. 11. 1914.

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bar and the upper'face of theupper bar 9'V are coiled expansionsprings 16 which normally force the bars 9 downwardly against the nuts 10, so that the lower edge of the engages. v

In the practical .use of my improved sled, 1 the person disposed upon. the platform ofk the sled Vgrasps the projecting ends ofthe steering bar withhis hands, or placesy his feet thereagainst, dependent upon his posture on the platform, and as the sled coasts over the surface of the ground, it will be readily seen that the same may be steered in any desired direction by turning the steering bar to move the steering runner at an anglewith relation tothe direction of travel ofthe sled, through the medium ofthe op- Y erating cords lll, whereby the sled isturned vin theV desired direction kas it coasts over the` ground.` When the steering bar is disposed at right angles to the direction of t-ravelof the sled, the steering runner is held in aposition parallel withA the runners 2, so thatV the sled will maintain a straight course, but

` upon movement of the steeringv bar 6 to move Vthe runner 5 out of its parallel rela-f g tion with the runners 2, the sled is turned from a straight path inany direction dependent upon'the movement: of the steering bar. By the provision of the springs-16, the lower edge of the runner 5 at its rear end is normally maintained below the plane of the runnerswQ, so that upon movement o f the runnery 5 to one side, the same engages arelatively large surface of snow to insure positive steering of the sled.A Y Y Having thus vfully `described invention, what 1 desire to claim and secure by Letters Patent is Y 1. The'combination with a sled including a bodyfhaving spaced parallel, rigid runners extending `to the forward end of the sled and connected at vintervals, by cross bars, of a steering runner swivelly connected at yits forward end to one'of said cross bars,

f manually operated means carried bythe sledl and operatively connected tothe rearend of the steering runner for moving the same at an angle with relation to the rigid runners and means yieldingly urging the steering member downward.

2. The combination with a sled including a body and spacedparallel rigid runners connected at intervals by cross bars, of a 1 pin loosely connected to and depending from one of thecrossrbars, a steering runner connected at its forward end to the lower steering runner, said steering runner extending longitudinally of the sled betweenV s aidk Y rigid runners, spaced transversely extending bars connected to another of said cross bars rearwardly of the steering runner, a laterallyprojecting-pla-teV carriedby the rear end of said steering runner and disposed between said bars, and means-operatively connected to the opposite ends of said steering bar and to said plate whereby upon movement of the steering bar the steering runner `end of the pin, a steering bar mounted on V'said pin between said cross bar and said is moved to extend at any desired angle Y with Yrelation tosaid rigid runners.

3. 1n combination with a'sledincluding a I body and spacedparallel rigid runners connected at intervals by cross-bars, of Va pin loosely connected to v and-depending from one of the cross bars, a steering runner connected at its forward end to the lower end of the pin, a steering bar mounted on said pin between said cross bar and said steering runner, said steering runner extending lonf gitudinally of the 'sled between said rigid runners, spaced transversely extending bars connected to another ofsaid cross bars rearwardly of the steering runner, a laterally projecting plate carried by the'rear Yend of Vsaid steering runner and disposed between saidy bars, vbrackets extending inwardly from said rigid runners adjacent the reark end of said steering runner, rollers carried by said brackets, and operating cords connected at'theirforward ends to the opposite ends of saidsteering bar, said cords extending around'said rollers and being'connected to the outer'f'ends-of said plate.

ll. In combination with a sled includinga body and spaced parallel rigid runners connected at intervals by cross bars, of L7a pin loosely connected to*r and dependingjfrom: one of the cross bars, a steering'runner con-- nected at its forwardlend to the lower end f of the pin, steering bar kmounted on said piny between said cross bar and said steering runner, said steering runner extending longitudinally of the sled between said rigid runners, bolts depending` from the opposite ends of one of said cross bars rearwardly of the steering runner',spaced transversely extendingbars looselv mounted ony said bolts, a laterally projecting plate carried by the rear end of said steering runner and disposed between said bars, springs mounted on said bolts to normally force ysaid plates downwardly to dispose thev lower edge of said steering 'runner below the lower edges ofv said rigid runners, and means yoperatively connected to the' opposite ends of the steering'barand to saidl plate whereby upon movement of the steering bar the steering runner is moved to extend at any desired angle with relation to said rigid runners.

5. A dirigible sled including spaced runners, a steering runner pivotally mounted at its forward end for movement in a horizontal and in a vertical plane, manually operable means for swinging the steering runner in a horizontal plane, and resilient means engagingthe rear end of the steering runner and urging it downward.

6. A dirigible sled including spaced runners, a steering runner disposed between the first named runners and pivotally mounted at the forward end of the sled for movement in a horizontal and in a vertical plane, trans-y versely extending guides disposed rearward of the steering runner, a member mounted upon the steering runner and engaged between said guides, manually operable means for shifting the rear end of the runner in ka horizontal plane, and means resiliently urging said guides downward to thereby force the rear end of the steering runner downl ward.

7. A dirigible sled including spaced main runners extending to the forward end of the sled, a steeringrunner disposed between the main runners, t-he forward end of the steering runner being swiveled to permit movement of the rear portion of the steering runner in a horizontal or in a vertical plane, the forward end of the steering runner being upwardly inclined, the forward end of the steering runner at its pivotal mounting `being level with the main runners, and

means urging the rear end of the steering runner downward below the level of the main runners.

.Ln testimony whereof I hereunto affix my signature in the presence of two witnesses. RICHARD H. HAMEL. lVitnesses:

ALICE DESJARDINS, L. PHILIPPE DnsJARDINs.

Copies of this patent mayberobtained'or ve cents each, by addressing the Commissioner of Patents,

` Washington, D. G. 

